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About the Authors

Darren Ashby (Chapters 1, 19, 26, and 35) author of Electrical Engineering 101, is a self-described "techno geek with pointy hair." He considers himself a Jack of all trades, master of none. He figures his common sense came from his dad and his book sense from his mother. Raised...